The World of Malgudi

Author: R K NarayanPublisher: Penguin/VikingYear: 2000Language: EnglishPages: 600ISBN/UPC (if available): 0670894850 DescriptionAvailable for the first time in a collector's edition, this volume brings together four of Narayan's most memorable novels set in Malgudi.In a writing career spanning over half a century, R K Narayan, India's best known and most respected writer, has created the imagined landscape of a town called Malgudi, located somewhere in south India. Malgudi is a town just like any other, its inhabitants like old familiars one might meet round the corner of any ordinary street - and herein lies its charm. With deft strokes of his pen, Narayan is able to flesh out characters and situations that entertain us on the first reading and linger on in our memory for years afterwards.In Mr. Sampath, we are acquainted with Srinivas, the editor, and Mr. Sampath, the printer who work together on a local weekly. When the paper unexpectedly folds, Sampath throws himself into film p